“snivelization”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

snivelization

释义

snivelization nonce-wd.|snɪv(ə)laɪˈzeɪʃən|
[Melville's factitious blend of snivel n. and civilization.]
Civilization considered derisively as a cause of anxiety or plaintiveness. Also ˈsnivelize v. trans., to reduce (someone) to a state of whimpering civilization; ˈsnivelized ppl. a.
1849H. Melville Redburn I. xxi. 200 Ye wouldn't have been to sea here, leadin' this dog's life, if you hadn't been snivelized... Snivelization has been the ruin on ye.Ibid., Snivelized chaps only learns the way to take on 'bout life, and snivel.1892‘Mark Twain’ Satires & Burlesques (1967) 169 He was working this character into an elaborate satire on civilization to be called ‘Affeland (Snivelization)’.c1938L. Mumford Report on Honolulu in City Development (1946) x. 106 The restrictions and burdens imposed by what one of Herman Melville's characters derisively called ‘snivelization’.

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